Reporting to the VP of Strategic Sourcing, the Substrate Category Manager oversees the strategic sourcing of plastics and pulps as part of a newly created team. They are a data driven leader that can understand category and related industry economics. They are a strong communicator and influencer responsible for $20M in spend. 

Responsibilities/Relationships 

• Has accountability for the sourcing of all plastic, and pulp-based substrates
• May create sourcing leadership governance, tools and techniques for sourcing activities
• Participates in formulating and implementing long term category/product strategies including pricing, diversity and contingency plans for owned category
• Works with business owners to optimize the supplier choices
• Develops and implements risk mitigation strategies for category(s)
• Monitors commodity markets and industry issues and communicates concerns or trends that may affect sourced product or service
• Establishes service levels with stakeholders and suppliers for owned category
• Monitors responsible sourcing agreements in regard to contracted service levels, sales, audit, customer satisfaction, spend, etc.
• Develops, monitors, and improves sourcing processes
• Negotiates supplier contracts for owned categories 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor Degree, Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement or related area 
• MBA preferred 
• CPM preferred 
• 7 years of experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

Analysis, Change Management, Influence without control, Negotiation, People Management, Problem Solving